Zushi Station
{{Short description|Railway station in Kanagawa, Japan}}
{{Infobox station
| name ={{JRSN|JO|06|size=50}} {{JRSN|JS|06|size=50}}
Zushi Station
| style = JR East
| native_name = 逗子駅
| native_name_lang = ja
| symbol_location =
| symbol =
| type =
| image = Zushi Station forecourt 20140121.JPG
| alt =
| caption = Zushi Station forecourt in January 2014
| address = 1 Zushi, Zushi-shi, Kanagawa-ken 249-0006
| country = Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|35|17|51.03|N|139|34|46.29|E|type:railwaystation_scale:3000|display=inline, title}}
| owned =
| operator = {{Plainlist|
}}
| line = {{Plainlist|
- {{JRLS|JO}} Yokosuka Line
- {{JRLS|JS}} Shōnan-Shinjuku Line
}}
| distance = 68.7 km from {{STN|Tokyo|x}}
| platforms = 1 island + 1 side platform
| connections =
| structure =
| code = JO06, JS06
| status = Staffed (Midori no Madoguchi)
| website ={{Official|1=https://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=899}}
| opened = June 16, 1889
| closed =
| former =
| passengers = 28,798 daily
| pass_year = FY2019
| map_type = Japan Kanagawa Prefecture#Japan
| map_dot_label = Zushi Station
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=JR East
|line=Yokosuka|left=Higashi-Zushi|note-left={{JRSN|JO|05|size=30}}|right=Kamakura|note-right={{JRSN|JO|07|size=30}}
|line2=Shonan-Shinjuku|right2=Kamakura|note-right2={{JRSN|JS|07|size=30}}|note-mid2={{SLL|Rapid|c=DarkOrange}}{{SLL|Local|c=Green|t=white}}|to-right2=Utsunomiya}}
}}
{{nihongo|Zushi Station|逗子駅|Zushi-eki}} is a passenger railway station on the Yokosuka Line in Zushi, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Zushi Station is served by the Yokosuka Line and also by Shōnan-Shinjuku Line through services. It lies 8.4 kilometers from the junction at Ōfuna Station, and 57.8 kilometers from Tokyo Station.
The station is also used by rolling stock delivered from the J-TREC factory in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama via a JR Freight connecting line immediately south of the station.{{cite magazine| last = 郷田| first = 恒雄| title = 車扱列車を見てみよう！１０|trans-title= Watching Carload Freight Trains (10)|magazine=Japan Railfan Magazine | volume = 52| issue = 619|pages=76–79| publisher = Kōyūsha Co., Ltd.| location = Japan | date = November 2012}}
Station layout
Zushi Station has an island platform and a side platform serving three tracks. Platform 1 is used for trains which originate or terminate at Zushi. The platforms are connected by two overpasses. The station has entrances on the north and south sides, designated "west" and "east" respectively. In August 2007, escalator and elevator facilities were completed and a new overpass was opened on the eastern (Higashi-Zushi) side. The west exit was moved somewhat to the west.
There is a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office, automatic ticket vending machines, reserved ticket vending machines, automatic ticket gates, and automatic fare adjustment machines. Also, in the station, outside the ticket gates, there is a Newdays convenience store and a {{lang|ja-latn|kōban}} (police box).
File:Zushi Station west entrance 20041110.jpg|The former "west" entrance on the north side of the station in November 2004
File:Zushi Station west entrance 20140121.JPG|The new "west" entrance on the north side of the station in January 2014
=Platforms=
{{jpfm|pfn=1|span=2|first=2|name=Yokosuka Line|symbol={{JRLS|JO}}|dir= for {{STN|Ōfuna|x}}, {{STN|Yokohama|x}}, {{STN|Tokyo|x}}, {{STN|Chiba|x}}
Narita Line for {{STN|Narutō|x}} / {{STN|Narita Airport|x}} (via Chiba)
Uchibō Line for {{STN|Kimitsu|x}} (via Chiba)}}
{{jpfm|name=Shonan-Shinjuku Line|symbol={{JRLS|JS}}|dir=for {{STN|Shibuya|x}}, {{STN|Shinjuku|x}}, {{STN|Ikebukuro|x}}, {{STN|Ōmiya|x|Saitama}}, and {{STN|Utsunomiya|x}}}}
{{jpfm|pfn=2|span=3|name=Yokosuka Line|symbol={{JRLS|JO}}|dir=for {{STN|Ōfuna|x}}, {{STN|Yokohama|x}}, {{STN|Tokyo|x}}, {{STN|Chiba|x}}
Narita Line for {{STN|Narutō|x}} / {{STN|Narita Airport|x}} (via Chiba)
Uchibō Line for {{STN|Kimitsu|x}} (via Chiba)}}
{{jpfm|name=Yokosuka Line|symbol={{JRLS|JO}}|dir=for {{STN|Yokosuka|x}}, and {{STN|Kurihama|x}}}}
{{jpfm|name=Shonan-Shinjuku Line|symbol={{JRLS|JS}}|dir=for Shibuya, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Ōmiya, and Utsunomiya}}
{{jpfm|pfn=3|span=2|name=Yokosuka Line|symbol={{JRLS|JO}}|dir=for {{STN|Ōfuna|x}}, {{STN|Yokohama|x}}, {{STN|Tokyo|x}}, {{STN|Chiba|x}}
Narita Line for {{STN|Narutō|x}} / {{STN|Narita Airport|x}} (via Chiba)
Uchibō Line for {{STN|Kimitsu|x}} (via Chiba)}}
{{jpfm|first=3|name=Yokosuka Line|symbol={{JRLS|JO}}|dir=for {{STN|Yokosuka|x}}, and {{STN|Kurihama|x}}}}
- 15-car Yokosuka Line trains bound for Kurihama have to split into 11-car and 4-car segments, as the section between Higashi-Zushi and Kurihama only allow at most 11-car trains (10-car at Taura), with the 11-car segment continuing onwards to Kurihama.
History
Zushi Station opened on June 16, 1889.[http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=899 Zushi Station information]. Retrieved on 13 October 2008. {{in lang|ja}} The present station building, the third building on this site was completed in March 1969.{{citation needed|date=April 2014}} The station came under the management of JR East upon the privatization of the Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. Shonan-Shinjuku Line services started on 1 December 2001.
Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 28,798 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).{{cite web|url=https://www.jreast.co.jp/passenger/2019_02.html|script-title=ja:各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度)|trans-title=Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)|year= 2020|publisher= East Japan Railway Company|location= Japan|language= Japanese|archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= 11 August 2020}} The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.
Surrounding area
- Zushi·Hayama Station ({{KQLS|KK|size=15}} Keikyu Zushi Line)
- Zushi City Hall
- Seiwa Gakuin Junior & Senior High School
- Zushi Kasei Junior & Senior High School
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category-inline}}
- [http://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=899 Zushi Station information] {{in lang|ja}}
{{Yokosuka Line}}
{{Shonan-Shinjuku Line}}
Category:Stations of East Japan Railway Company
Category:Railway stations in Kanagawa Prefecture